Sports Science 4

Description

The focus of this course is the application of exercise science skills and knowledge to sports performance. Students will gain an understanding of pre-exercise screening, exercise training program design, issues related to the use of ergogenic aids and drugs in sport, and specificity of fitness testing, as well as an introduction to sports science research and peer-reviewed literature. Students will develop skills for the assessment of sports-related physical fitness.

Availability

Callaghan

Semester 1 - 2015

Learning Outcomes

1. An understanding of the role of pre-exercise screening

2. An understanding of the physiological basis of successful sports performance

3. An understanding of the basis of successful exercise training program design

4. An understanding of the differences between exercise training programs for health, occupational fitness, rehabilitation and sports performance

5. An understanding of fitness testing for sport and the application of the results to exercise training program design

6. Skills in selecting and conducting physical fitness tests

7. Skills in group cooperation to effectively carry out comprehensive exercise testing and interpretation